>Correct. The hex value is the important part. Depending on your codepage
>and/or keyboard it may look like a completely different character.
>But if you have something that not code-page aware and expects a $ (dollar
>sign) then it's looking for x'5B'. You have to type whatever character on yo
>I believe JCL's set of "allowable" characters is only a fraction of any
code page. And probably only common code points.
The problem with probabilities? They may fool you :-)
The famous "national characters" @, #, and $ in some code pages (all hex
values):
CP 285 (UK, etc.): 7b, 7c, 4a
CP 2
